In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
My friends don't understand it
They don't know what you've
Got to me
My life is too complicated
And I need, sure need
Some simplicity
Ooh, the love is ever growing
And there has to be a reason why it
Works for me
You know, baby how to move me
What you give to me is elemental
Can't you see
That you take the pain from me
Only you know my fantasies
You make me realize
Girl you know the way of keeping
Love alive
[Chorus:]
It's the power of seduction
It's the only way to keep me
Hanging on baby
It's the power of seduction
It's the only hope, so baby do
What you want
Just words can't describe it
'Cause there's more to love than
What to say
Hey lately I've been thinking
And that's bad, you know I might
Blow it 'cause of reason
Baby you can never do too much
Only you, you make the senses
All rush
With you, girl I've got to be,
All because you keep alive
The mystery
[Chorus]
You made the change in me
Only you know my fantasies
With you I will always be
Living with the passion
And the mystery
They don't know what you've
Got to me
My life is too complicated
And I need, sure need
Some simplicity
Ooh, the love is ever growing
And there has to be a reason why it
Works for me
You know, baby how to move me
What you give to me is elemental
Can't you see
That you take the pain from me
Only you know my fantasies
You make me realize
Girl you know the way of keeping
Love alive
[Chorus:]
It's the power of seduction
It's the only way to keep me
Hanging on baby
It's the power of seduction
It's the only hope, so baby do
What you want
Just words can't describe it
'Cause there's more to love than
What to say
Hey lately I've been thinking
And that's bad, you know I might
Blow it 'cause of reason
Baby you can never do too much
Only you, you make the senses
All rush
With you, girl I've got to be,
All because you keep alive
The mystery
[Chorus]
You made the change in me
Only you know my fantasies
With you I will always be
Living with the passion
And the mystery
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Power of Seduction Lyrics as written by Daryl F Hall Daryl Hall
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